Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-10-01
Central Arizona.

Rev. O. c. Wheeler concludes his ser les of articles on Central Arizona, in the Pacific Rural Press with the following summary and conclusions, which apply to the Glla valley about Florence With the same force as to the Salt river val ley: Raisin making ill Salt Siver valley has these advantages over any other place where the industry has been prosecuted, almost an entire immunity from rain during the whole drying season; and no dew ever falls. This continues long enough for the second crop (which is often nearly equal to the trsD to ripen and be entirely cured; thus making near ly double the amount of raisins that could be made from the same amount of grapes in Southern California, where rains are so early and dews so heavy that producers seldom attempt to dry the second crop.
 Raisins made by the pure heat of the sun properly applied, cannot fail to be superior to those made by artificial heat or those whose drying is interrupted by dews and rains.
 There are few lands where soil and l climate so combine as to make almond | valley they do, and the profits are quite equal to those realized from grapes or any of the fruits above enumerated.
 Alfalfa, green or in hay, makes sweeter richer, better beef, pork or mutton than any other known feed. Animals turned to alfalfa after they have ceased to fatten oh the mountain ranges, or upon the com mon grasses, or on the ordinary feeds used for the purpose of fattening, take on fat with great rapidity, until all desire on the fat ceases Salt River valley grows alfalfa without interruption 12 months in the year, and thus producesa perennial supply of meat, not surpassed in any market in the world. a
 Grapes come to essential bearing one year earlier than in any other country where they are extensively grown, and are ripe, fit for market or for raisin mak- ing, from 14 to "A days earlier in the season than anywhere in California.
 In Central Arizona extremes of cold are never known, and a very hot day IS so seldom that laborers in any depart ment of life can make full hours every day in the year without inconvenience. 1 Vegetables of every desirable variety attain the highest quality and size enough, with least possible attention.
 Citrus fruits, though not so exteu- sively planted as in Southern California, have been sufficiently tested to dispel all doubt of their future abundant pro- duction and profit.
 CONCLUSIONS.
 1. People in poor health will not be likely to find place more conducive to the restoration of human vigor (pbysical or mentaD, and the assurance of health and happiness during the future of life, than in Central Arizona.
 2. Investors will find very few fields where returns will be as rapid, and profits so great, and accumulation so continuous.
 5. Men of small capital and great will power. in the use of good muscle anC common sense can nowhere apply then re sources to better advantage than Ill Salt River valley.
 4. A man with a little money can purchase more land, that will, ir fvt years, be worth $1O0 an acre, than in an! other place we know.
 5. A woman skilled in any of the arts or Tn any kind of labor, will find, in the city of Phenix and its vicinity, moro } opportunities for desirable employment
 either in her own business or in the ser vice of others, than elsewhere within ou knowledge.
 ' 6. We know no place where people in early life, and good habits and per 7 severing industry, even with limited , me; ns, can so easily secure good living and 8 rapidly accumulate competency 3 '. A country abounding in such uni versal resources cannot long remail 8 without dense population, and tha t population will rapidly achieve wealth s 8. Such laws as here obtain, in tn l hands of intelligent people, with sue l a system of free education, cannot tail f sustain order, and promote the culture C - high moral virtue.